Gazojak
Gazojak (Turkmen: Gazojak) is a city in Darganata District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.[1] It is a border crossing to Uzbekistan, across from the Pitnyak rail customs point and the Druzhba motor road customs point on the Uzbek side.[2]
Gazojak
Gazojak Jürränyň oýy (????-1967) | |
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  Gazojak Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′0″N 61°24′0″E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Lebap Province |
| District | Darganata District |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 23,454 |
Etymology
The city's economy revolves around the natural gas industry, hence the name gaz ojak, meaning "gas furnace", which it received in 1967. Prior to that the settlement was called Jürränyň oýy, "Jürrä's Thought", Jürrä being a masculine name.[3]
References
- "OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan".
- "СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РЕСПУБЛИКИ УЗБЕКИСТАН И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА О ПУНКТАХ ПРОПУСКА ЧЕРЕЗ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННУЮ ГРАНИЦУ" (in Russian). Государственное учреждение «Национальный правовой информационный центр «Адолат» при Министерстве юстиции Республики Узбекистан». 18 October 2007.
- Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 79.
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